On My Own

by Francine Pascal

Jessica thinks Evan is funny, handsome, and smart, but she still finds it difficult to return his feelings towards her. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553493140
• ISBN13: 9780553493146
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Sweet Valley
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Fifteenth Book in the SVHSY Series

In "On My Own," Jessica Wakefield pursues Evan Plummer in an attempt to break the [mold] her friends have of her--that she only dates "popular, preppy, superficial jocks." However, if she'd read Evan's "10 Things That Make a Girl My Type" list, she'd probably realize they're obviously not a good match. Not only that, but she's still not over Will Simmons, which makes for a few uncomfortable scenes. In my opinion, she should take Evan's advice and stay single for awhile, sort things out, which, by the title, I thought she'd be doing in this book. Next one then?A plus to "On My Own" is that Ken Matthews is more in the spotlight, though not exactly on good terms. Apparently he's having problems with his dad, who has been avoiding him because of his demanding job and new girlfriend.Then there's the question that's been lurking in the back of my mind for the past couple of books: Where's Jeremy? He and Ken are the few halfway decent guys in this series and deserve a little more recognition than what they're getting. Well, Angel too, especially since he seems to have fallen off the face of the earth as well. At least Andy Marsden (the comic relief and one of my favorite characters in this series) has considerable time spent on him, mainly dealing with his anxiety and confusion over Six Hansen, the perky sophomore he's asked out on a couple of dates. Good ending between these two, by the way.Overall, this is a good addition to the SVHSY series. Jessica and Ken fans should like this one especially since there's more character development of each one.

On my own

In this book Jessica is finally dating Evan Plummer.But is it what she wants?She gets really confused when all her boyfriends show up at a sports awards night(Will,Jeremy,Evan)and she is confused over who she really likes.Evan gives her advice and Jessica decides to be single for a while.Personally I think she should've stuck with Jeremy instead of dumping him for slimeball Will.Ken's dad has got a girlfriend and Ken doesn't like her especially when his father goes out on a date with her instead of coming to the sports award night.Ken's father is such a jerk and I'm suprised Ken hasn't hurt him yet.Also Conner's jealous because Elizabeth is not spending enough time with him.This series is probably the best of all the Sweet Valley's and all the books are simple easy reads.They also have cool diary-like sections between chapters with letters,e-mail,characters personal thoughts,polls,stories and homework and college applications all done in a specific handwriting font for each character.These books are great if a tad on the melodramatic side and are easy enough to read so there's no excuse not to try one.The first one(being a Jessica fan)put me off but now I love them.So go out and grab a copy and Happy Reading!!!!

Confusion

This book is basically about Jessica, who is having lots of love problems.She likes Evan but she still has feelings for Will and she tries hard to deny them.Will by the way acts totally stuck up to Jessica and so does Melissa which isn't surprising.Anyways towards the end of the book she gets all confused because she realizes she has too many guys in her life (Evan,Will,and Jeremy)and she decides too remain single.As for Liz and Conner they have like a mini fight because Conner thinks Liz doesn't have time for him now that she has a new job.This book also focuses on Ken, and he's all upset because his dad starts dating this woman.Anyways check the book out (even though I told you almost all of it) because its pretty good.

Sweet Valley High Seniors-On My Own

I thought that this book was really good. If you are not into all of Jessica's guy problems, then this book isn't really for you. Even though the whole Will-Jeremy-Evan thing is kind of old, this is a good book and I highly recommend it.

Pretty Good

This book was good, but not as good as the others. It was finally nice to read more about Ken and his life, although the book hardly mentioned him with Maria. The Jessica and Evan storyline was kind of lame. One week she likes Evan, then the next she likes Will, and then the next she likes Jeremy. I think that Jessica needs to stay single for a while, instead of trying to decide what guy she wants to be with. The Elizabeth and Conner storyline was ok, not completly exciting. Conner kind of acts like a jerk, but in a way it's understandalbe.